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Applying for a Binding Tariff Information (BTI)? Useful but not without risks

In daily trade practice it happens very often: an importer of goods from outside the European Union receives an 'invitation to pay' (In...

The CMR limit in the event of theft by the carrier

In international road transport, if the cargo is damaged or even completely lost due to, for example, theft, the default position is one...

Can you deviate from an Incoterm afterwards? Freight forwarder obligations

In this blog, I will discuss a judgment of the Rotterdam District Court. An important judgment for commercial (trading) companies and...

Limitation and the CMR Convention: acting fast is important!

Claims can be limited in time. This means that after a certain period of time, your claim can no longer be enforced in court. How long is...

Fine for incorrect rest periods disproportionate?

A truck driver is fined for reporting rest time when he was actually driving around. The fine amounts to almost €11,000. The driver...

Renewable energy in the transport sector

Introduction On 13 February 2023, changes were made to the Dutch Wet milieubeheer (Environment regulation Act, hereinafter: the Act) and...

Which law applies to international drivers? Update 2023

On 17 November 2023, the Dutch Supreme Court (hereinafter: Supreme Court) ruled again on the question which law is applicable with...

ECJ: when is a product a 'container' in customs law sense?

Recently, the Court of Justice of the European Union issued a judgment relevant to the question of when there is a 'container' for the...

The ICC Incoterms 2020

As of January 2020, the latest Incoterms have been implemented. The Incoterms 2020 differ from the previous version dated 2010. This blog...

Export of dual-use items

When exporting items from the European Customs Union to countries outside the Customs Union (so-called 'third countries'), there is a lot...